Stores and Materials Optimization Director
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Georgia, Atlanta | |
| 133 Peachtree Street Northeast (Show on map) | |
 Feb 26, 2025 | |
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The Director of Stores and Materials Optimization will work closely with stores leaders, procurement leaders, and manufacturing leaders across the division to identify opportunities and implement improvements in storeroom management, inventory availability and inventory value at the Containerboard and Cellulose mill sites. These improvements may include the inventory addition/removal process, replenishment process, slow moving and obsolete processes, software improvements, maintenance /reliability work flow and experimental discovery/trials. What You Will Do - Key Responsibilities: Process Optimization and Improvement: * Assess current gaps in stores/maintenance work process execution at each mill site, including talent and manpower gaps * Develop strategies to maintain optimum inventory levels supporting site reliability and operational goals across the division. * Ensure all storeroom operations improvements are in alignment with the long-term Inventory Management vision of GP. Organizational Effectiveness: * Create a strategic plan for implementation and utilization of procurement /stores personnel to execute. Resourcing, role clarity, * Supplier capability analysis/ Assess supplier performance to identify supplier capabilities and gaps to optimize inventory via point of use, consigned, committed, shared, and regionalized stores, generating improved inventory availability and lower inventory cost. Process Health Performance Measures: * Develop reporting structures to share those gaps with process owners and identify potential solutions to close the gaps * Implement, report, and improve key inventory management metrics to support continuous sustainable improvements in inventory management. This may include working with stores and IT to develop reports to create inventory visibility * Track and support inventory management metrics related to vision and strategy to ensure optimal performance. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Demonstrated ability to work across multiple departments or work teams to identify and close gaps. * Proven experience and success in executing purchasing and stores work processes in heavy industrial or manufacturing environment, to include inventory management. * 10+ years of purchasing and stores experience in heavy industrial or manufacturing What Will Put You Ahead * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a capacity to engage stakeholders at various levels and drive cross-functional collaboration. * Experience with multiple work management and inventory systems and platforms * Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or engineering At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-AC References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |